I was in basicslly the same predicament, and my solution was to order a Bouchillon cable to replace all that mechanical monkey-motion, and it was super-easy to install, is adjustable, and works great!
I found the following on a different website:
"If you do a search on this topic you should find some info. a lot of people do not like the Lokar setup because you have to find the right throttle lever ratio on the tranny to get the shift points right. once you have done that it works as good as the Bouchillon piece.
The difference between the two is, that the Bouchillon cable comes with a matching throttle lever to be installed on the tranny."
Bouchillon has ads in most Mopar magazines.
That's important, I think. Lever\geometry is important in this application for proper throttle pressure information going to the tranny/governor.
I found the following on a different website:
"If you do a search on this topic you should find some info. a lot of people do not like the Lokar setup because you have to find the right throttle lever ratio on the tranny to get the shift points right. once you have done that it works as good as the Bouchillon piece.
The difference between the two is, that the Bouchillon cable comes with a matching throttle lever to be installed on the tranny."
Bouchillon has ads in most Mopar magazines.
That's important, I think. Lever\geometry is important in this application for proper throttle pressure information going to the tranny/governor.